A STUPENDOUS SEMIFINALS DAY SPARKS THE HEAT IN SEASON ENDING JODHPUR WINTER!

The Semifinals day had all the thrill for the spectators at the The Polofactory Maharaja of Jodhpur Golden Jubilee Cup (10 Goals), 20 th Jodhpur Polo Season, 2019 was scheduled with two mouth watering clashes. The first match was played between Chandna Polofactory and Sahara Warriors. The players were introduced as Chandna Polofactory in black was ready to take on Sahara Warriors in white. Mr. Nicholas Scortichini and Mr. Abhimanyu Pathak were the umpires and Kr. Dhananjay Singh Rathore was the referee for the match. Mr. Ankur Mishra and Th. Sidharth Singh Rohet were the commentators for the day.

 

SAHARA WARRIORS DEFEATS CHANDNA POLOFACTORY IN THE FIRST SEMIFINAL

 

 

Sahara Warriors	Chandna Polofactory
Mr. Sangram Singh -2	Mr. Vikramaditya Singh ±0
H.H. Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur +3	Mr. Lokendra Singh ±0
Syed Basheer Ali +4	Mr. Siddhant Sharma +4
Mr. Daniel Otamendi +5	Mr. Gerardo Mazzini +6

 

 

 

 

The first chukker began with a competitive tussle between both the teams. Daniel Otamendi scored the only goals of the chukker for the Warriors with the first chukker scores at:

 

 

 

Chukker 1
Chandna Polofactory- 0
Vs
Sahara Warriors – 1

 

Second chukker started commenced with the momentum building up for the Warriors. Daniel Otamendi and Syed Basheer Ali both scored one goal each as Vikramaditya Singh scored the opener for Chandna Polofactory winding the second chukker scores at:

 

 

Chukker 2
Chandna Polofactory- 1
Vs
Sahara Warriors – 3

 

The third chukker had an all Warriors show. Daniel Otamendi scored two goals more with Syed Basheer Ali and H.H. Maharaja Jaipur, Pacho both adding one goal each to the team lead. No goal was scored for Chandna Polofactory as the scores at the end of third chukker were:

 

Chukker 3
Chandna Polofactory- 1
Vs
Sahara Warriors – 7

 

Chandna Polofactory put on a fight to comeback in the fourth and final chukker. Gerardo Mazzini and Siddhant Sharma both scored two goals each to close the difference but fell short by two goals from the Sahara Warriors who won the match by an overall score of 7 goals to 5. The final scoreboard was:

 

 

Chukker 4
Chandna Polofactory- 5
Vs
Sahara Warriors – 7

 

JODHPUR CENTRAL ACADEMY OVERCOMES KRISHNA POLO HERITAGE IN SECOND SEMIFINAL OF THE DAY

 

 

The second semifinal of the day was battled between Jodhpur Central Academy playing in Orange & Krishna Polo Heritage in blue. Mr. Nicholas Scortichini and Mr. Gerardo Mazzini were the umpires for the match and Mr. Daniel Otamendi was the referee.

 

 

 

Krishna Polo Heritage	Jodhpur Central Academy
Mr. Ashvini Sharma ±0	Bh. Hemendra Singh ±0
Kr. Yogeshwar Singh +1	R.K. Kartikeya Singh +1
Mr. Emilio Urra Kirby +4	Mr. Angad Kalaan +3
Mr. Abhimanyu Pathak +5	Mr. Dhruvpal Godara +5

 

 

 

The match began with a +0.5 goal lead for Jodhpur Central Academy. The first chukker had Krishna Polo Heritage on a whirl. Kr. Yogeshwar Singh scored two goals with one goal added by Abhimanyu Pathak. No goal was scored by Jodhpur Central Academy with the scores at the end of first chukker at:

 

 

 

Chukker 1
Jodhpur Central Academy- 0.5
Vs
Krishna Polo Heritage- 3

 

The second chukker had Dhruvpal Godara dictating the battlefield as he scored a hat-trick for Jodhpur team.with Angad Kalaan adding a striking goal. Abhimanyu Pathak scored for Krishna Polo Heritage as the scorecard stood at

 

 

Chukker 2
Jodhpur Central Academy- 4.5
Vs
Krishna Polo Heritage- 4

 

 

 

 

Dhruvpal Godara was on a swift as he scored two goals more for Jodhpur team. The young and ignited R.K. Kartikeya Singh added showed his quickness to score a beautiful goal for his team. Abhimanyu Pathak kept on the momentum and scored another for Krishna Polo Heritage winding the third chukker scores at:

 

 

 

Chukker 3
Jodhpur Central Academy- 7.5
Vs
Krishna Polo Heritage- 5

 

The fourth and final chukker had both the teams locking horns for the final spot in full heat. Dhruvpal Godara had no stopping as he striked another two goals with Bh. Hemendra Singh adding one hitting goal for Jodhpur Central Academy. Abhimanyu Pathak gave it all showing an experienced and brave game scoring a hat-trick in the last chukker of the game. But in the end, it was a jubilant Jodhpur Central Academy who got the better of Krishna Polo Heritage by 10.5 goals to 8 to enter into the finals. The final scores had:

 

 

Chukker 4
Jodhpur Central Academy- 10.5
Vs
Krishna Polo Heritage- 8